# Incident 19971208041649I: Piper PA34200, Columbus, OH, December 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Rickenbacker Angb Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57357-2008-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 13 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971208041649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN TIEDOWNS IMBEDDED IN CONCRETE INSIDE TIRES. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TIEDOWN STRUCTURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. PILOT COUNSELED ON TAXI OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N57357 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991209041229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991209041229I), Dec 9, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N57357), Circleville, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Executing a short landing-after a smooth touch down nose gear collapsed. All landing gear down light indicators were on and showed no sign of trouble…
- [Incident 19930603019209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603019209I), Jun 3, 1993: Piper PA34200 (N57357), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19900318011189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318011189I), Mar 18, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N57357), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Unable to retract right gear on climb. Returned. Right gear jammed with broken swivel stud.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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